Organizational Structures
Jobs are grouped based on similarities in functions.
What is functional structure?
Transforms ideas into action.
What is Completer?
The organization is small and employees "wear many hats." Focuses on the primary product or service the organization provides. Operations grow with the organization.
What is Entrepreneurial Phase?
The group dissolves.
What is Adjourning?
Value competitiveness and outperforming competitors.
What is Aggressive Cultures?
Departments represent the unique products, services, customers, or locations the company is serving.
What is divisional structure?
Reframes team goals.
What is Creator?
Leadership has been established and the organization starts to develop clear goals. Hierarchy becomes more pronounce over time. Units are specialized.
What is Collectivities?
Members are quiet, observant, and avoiding conflict.
What is Forming?
Value fairness, supportiveness, and respect for individual rights. Creates an atmosphere where work is fun.
What is People-Oriented Cultures?
Highly formalized and centralized. Communication follows formal channels and employees have specific job descriptions.
What is mechanist structures?
Organizes teamwork, schedules, and other plans.
What is Contractor?
Organization is a formal and regulated environment. Employees are constrained to their specific section. Units may gain more autonomy as management begins to focus on strategy.
What is Formalization Phase?
Members are now much more productive and introspective.
What is Performing?
Emphasize precision and pay attention to details. Competitive advantage to companies in the hospitality industry.
What is Detail-Oriented Cultures?
Flexible decentralized structures with low levels of formalization. Employee job descriptions are broader.
What is organic structures?
Shares knowledge and trains new members.
What is Contributor?
Management needs to change style or leave the organization. Management seeks new ways to grow while being able to manage the organization. Freedom needs to be given to development groups.
What is Elaboration Phase?
Members become argumentative and begin to seek power. They shed social facades.
What is Storming?
Predictable, rule-oriented, and bureaucratic. Aims to coordinate and align individual efforts for efficiency.
What is Stable Cultures?
A cross between traditional and product structure. Employees reporting to department managers are also pooled together to form teams. There are multiple leaders.
What is matric organizations?
Devils advocate during discussions and challenges assumptions.
What is Critic?
Employees respond to problems in a consistent manner. Innovativeness may be reduced because employees are used to behaving in certain manner.
What are the pros and cons of Formalization?
Members know how to work together now and are more cohesive. The leader should step back and facilitate.
What is Norming?
Emphasize achievement, results, and actions as important values. Hold employees and managers accountable for success and utilize rewards.
What is Outcome-Oriented Cultures?